{"product_id":"cant-get-there-from-here-paperback","title":"Can't Get There from Here - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTodd Strasser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA powerful and disturbing look at the downward spiral of despair that remains too common for too many teens (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer street name is Maybe. She lives with a tribe of homeless teens--runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they struggle against weather, hunger, and constant danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the frigid winds of January comes a new girl: Tears, a twelve-year-old whose mother doesn't believe her husband is abusive. As the other kids start to disappear--victims of violence, addiction, and exposure--Maybe tries to help Tears get off the streets...if it's not already too late.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTodd Strasser\u003c\/b\u003e has written more than 120 novels for adults, teenagers, and children, including \u003ci\u003eFamous\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf I Grow Up\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoot Camp\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGive a Boy a Gun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGirl Gives Birth to Own Prom Date\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted for the Fox feature film \u003ci\u003eDrive Me Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote \u003ci\u003eShirts and Shoes Not Required\u003c\/i\u003e, now part of \u003ci\u003eThe Shore \u003c\/i\u003ebind-up. He speaks frequently at schools and lives in Westchester County, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.23 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Can't Get There from Here\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169302384775,"sku":"9781442433571","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3d50af7f1f443fb765fffeaef1ab075b.webp?v=1733340726","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cant-get-there-from-here-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}